Why do you like reading M rated fanfiction?

I do it out because of me being curious. We all do it, don't judge me!

I don't. Not unless the original work has similar content. Though I've been known to skim bad fics out of morbid curiosity...

That said, I'd be interested to see what other people think.

edited 2nd Jul '13 6:23:47 PM by SapphireBlue

Because real people do typically swear and such. And if you drop the F-bomb, that's an M-rated.

Because some stories that fit the original work thematically fall naturally under an M-rating. Especially for works that have a more adult audience.

However, most characters do not. Adding swearing to such characters breaks the "voice" they have in the original work.

edited 2nd Jul '13 6:46:35 PM by gwonbush

Because sex!

At the risk of getting banned, basically what she said

You can be banned just because of saying you like sex?

That is entirely dependent on the work in question. It's also frequently untrue. There are a lot of characters out there that could, or even should swear, but do not. The fact they don't has nothing to do with their unique voice and everything to do with the work in question's rating. (Most cop series, for example, would have the characters be substantially unaltered if they dropped a swear on occasion.)

I'm not sure if you can or not, but after the huge crackdown on hentai last year (which given the background of the incident, was actually somewhat justified), I'm not taking any chances talking about M-rated things outside The Nunnery.

edited 3rd Jul '13 7:15:00 AM by PaulieRomanov

I agree with the bile fascination. Sometimes it's so wrong...but I have to keep reading...

Because sometimes sex can be added well to a fan-fic, as long as the author can both A: Write a good sex scene and B: Know enough to keep the whole thing from going lemony. A good love scene, exercised at the prime cathartic moment, is a powerful thing indeed.

I'm used to reading lemons...although, if the mood is right...

Because in my experience, M fics have better action scenes, and the lessened content restrictions allow for a more thorough exploration of themes that would otherwise be glossed over, ignored, or otherwise danced around in a fic with a lower rating.

This isn't universal, and good god are there some badass T fics, but IMO the M rating has slightly better odds than one in ten.

Most of what they said- although I think the chances of finding a good one are lower than that.

Also sex (*blushes*)

I'm a little sick.

I don't know if it's just "M-rated" fan fiction, but putting a darker spin on things can some times be very entertaining. However, shameless smut and violence without any semblance of plot is disgraceful.

In theory, because mature subjects can be discussed and Fridge Horror can reach its full potential. However, it's actually Bile Fascination.

You know, I always wondered how to determine whether a fic merits a Mature Adults rating rather than a Mature rating.

MA is full frontal, M is violence.

I usually find myself staying away from the M rating either because nearly all M rated fics I encounter have their plots revolve around sex. Otherwise, they tend to try to be too edgy when it turns out being gloomy for no reason besides just for the sake of it. I have read some good M rated fics, I can't deny that,but for the most part, they tend to lack unless done right.

... That seems quite oversimplifying.

You ask a short question, you get a short answer. However, that is actually a decent rule of thumb on the issue in North America.

Does that standard apply to literature (like most fanfiction)?

edited 3rd Aug '13 7:55:50 AM by MarqFJA

Literature is not actually, and has never been to my knowledge, subject to a ratings system in the United States. The fact that many fanfiction sites do so is actually deeply outside the norm, particularly since it's usually expected that books targeted at a particular age group are permitted more leeway than anything involving pictures or moving pictures.

edited 3rd Aug '13 11:03:45 PM by Night

Here's the thing about sex scenes.

On paper, there are many fine intricacies that can develop a character. Subtle differences in the way they do things, from how they fight, to how they talk, to how they shag, can speak volumes for their character. A well-written sex scene can contribute to the characters of both participants in unique ways.

In practice, most sex scenes aren't well written. Most sex scenes consist of, "And then they have lots of sex. Writing sex is awesome!" More often than not, it's just gratuitous. This is especially true of fan fiction, where it's frequently not only gratuitous, but out-of-character as well. "This nebbish bookworm who faints whenever men talk to her is a BDSM DOMINATRIX in bed because...I like dominatrixes. They're hot."

Or, "He's a sensitive guy who cries because it's his first time." "...we're talking about Vegeta?!" "Shut up, I like sensitive guys."

edited 6th Aug '13 10:03:57 AM by TobiasDrake

Yeah, but that's a general Sturgeon's Law thing.